Comments on: Schedules! Do they work for you?

By: LindaJoMartin

LindaJoMartin — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:34:54 +0000

Way to go, Ferienhäuser! I would love to have a desk calendar like the one I used to use at work… back in the old ‘work outside of my home’ days. So far, the schedule experiment is working out splendidly… I’m very pleased with the way it is going and the changes in my life because of it.

By: Ferienhäuser Sardinien

Ferienhäuser Sardinien — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:52:03 +0000

I agree that making schedule is one helpful tool to manage or time. Time management really works, My organizer and my desk calendar is the things I always look for each morning so that i will be reminded of the things I need to accomplish for the day and interject some more works if needed.

By: LindaJoMartin

LindaJoMartin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:57:47 +0000

Kab, so good to see you here! I agree, schedules aren’t for everyone. In the past I managed by building habits instead. For example, making a habit out of doing the dishes every night before going to bed. Or making a habit out of taking a walk every evening an hour before sunset.

But now, I think I need more structure. The main problem is that I’ve got three money-making things I’m doing: blogging, writing novels, and creating Squidoo lenses. In March of this year I spent the entire month focusing on a revision for one of my novels. Then starting in April, I got into Squidoo more, neglecting my writing and blogs. What I’m trying for is BALANCE. I want to devote some time to each of my three areas daily… or almost daily, leaving time occasionally for taking a day off.

So this schedule thing is an experiment for me. Can I do it, or can’t I? I’ll keep updating this page to record my successes or failures.

Yesterday I got off track in them morning as I mentioned, and was behind all day. I wrote a great blog post but didn’t get it finished enough to post. I did mangage to get some work done on one of my Squidoo lenses that needed to be finished before the end of the month: Homeschooling Tips: Curriculum and Eclectic Lesson Planning. I’m being considered for the Giant 100 Club at Squidoo at the end of the month and this was a half-finished lens that needed attention. I have one more like that to fix…

So though I was off on the schedule, I feel I got a lot done. And today’s scheduled work is going better.

By: kab

kab — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:34:27 +0000

When I was in school, they gave everyone a little red “assignment notebook” aka day planner that were were to keep track of everything in. They insisted upon it, and checked it for a grade each Friday. The thing is, not everything works for everyone. I had a system. It worked for me, and it did not involve carrying an extra book all day and having to open it up 30 times a day.

People work their own ways.

By: LindaJoMartin

LindaJoMartin — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:46:47 +0000

Christine, you sound as busy as I am! However do we manage? Thanks for taking the time to stop by my humble blog!

Day one of the schedule went well. Day two – I’m running behind a little and am disappointed that my morning blog post isn’t finished yet. However it is a big long blog posting — so I’m excited about that. I’ll finish it this evening, after choosing some YouTube videos to include in it.

The reason I’m running behind … well it started when I woke up half an hour late, at 7:25. I dressed and left the house – and walked around the block. Our block is rural and we live on a hill so it still was a longish walk that included climbing back up the hill at the end. I think that’s good exercise. Then I watered the plants and came back into the house almost exactly at 9, right on schedule. Next – eating and morning pages. It was all cool except that my S.O. (significant other) then wanted to play cards with me and I made time for him which put me an hour behind on the morning blogging time.

Plus this afternoon he wants me to take time off to go do some herb harvesting with him… so I need to realize that even though the schedule is on the wall – I’ll also have to be flexible and realize that not everything will always get done. I think that’s where I fail with schedules, because my black and white thinking takes over. I think that if I fail once I’ll always fail. If I take a day away from the schedule or even a few hours, I’m a total failure who can’t stick to schedules! Instead I should be thinking that it’s all okay and I’ll get back on the horse and ride it the next day.